Desserts

My husband’s favorite holiday sugar cookie recipe is a holiday cookie recipe found in a Cooks Illustrated annual hardcover. The recipe is not found online on any of their various websites, so every year we have to go hunting for […]

I recently had a horrible week with a looming work deadline where I was working until 3am or 5am and waking up at 7am to go to work. Immediately after I finished the deadline, I realized I had signed up […]

A wedding cake with with a light lemon mousse filling and fresh raspberries. Requires refrigeration. My husband’s cousin wanted a summery wedding cake with lemon and raspberry. I found a recipe from Epicurious here and it was delicious. The changes we made: added […]

One of our friends was having her 40th birthday party and decided to have a huge birthday bash. We volunteered to make cupcakes and then she told us it was for 140 people. We decided to make 160 cupcakes. She […]

Yosaphina is always learning new techniques and best practices for everything. She has a black belt, cooks, bakes, crafts, grows an extensive garden in her small front yard, and writes on multiple blogs exploring her various interests.

My husband’s favorite holiday sugar cookie recipe is a holiday cookie recipe found in a Cooks Illustrated annual hardcover. The recipe is not found online on any of their various websites, so every year we have to go hunting for […]

My husband loves to just eat pumpkin puree straight out of the can doctored with pumpkin spices. But last year my husband stocked up on Organic pumpkin puree from Trader Joes and a couple of can are set to expire […]

One of my favorite pasta salads comes from Whole Food Markets. The Smoked Mozzarella and Penne Salad is awesome. However, it is $9.99 a lb which adds up since pasta is not lightweight. This pasta salad is slightly spicy, tangy, […]

I always wanted one of those Betty Crocker toy baking ovens. Looking back at that toy, I’m actually amazed one can bake using a light bulb. In any case, my parents were too cheap (and ultimately too smart) to buy […]